Summary
We are looking for an experienced Finance Manager to partner with the Managing Director and the market team to deliver the business plan and support operational execution. This is a managerial role focused on leadership, planning and process improvement, with occasional hands‑on operational tasks.
Key responsibilities
Financial and operational leadership
- Act as a trusted business partner to the Managing Director and the wider market team to deliver budget and strategy.
- Own the annual budget, periodic reforecasts and the monthly forward‑looking risks & opportunities view, and drive commercial action plans where required.
- Break the business plan and budget into measurable building blocks and KPIs, ensure they are tracked by the FP&A team and by functional partners, and lead corrective actions when performance deviates from target.
- Track return on key investments, including capex for new sales initiatives, and provide actionable analysis to improve outcomes.
- Provide occasional hands‑on operational support at month‑end to ensure accurate and timely close (see operational tasks below).
Hands‑on operational support
- Perform or assist with select month‑end journal entries and accruals to support timely close.
- Reconcile key balance sheet accounts and resolve reconciling items when needed.
- Support billing or cash collection tasks in peak periods to ensure targets are met.
- Coordinate with shared services or external teams to clear blockers that would delay reporting.
Finance team leadership
- Build and develop a high‑performing finance function aligned to company strategy.
- Line‑manage and mentor key direct reports (for example Financial Control, FP&A, Billing and Cash Collection), ensuring the right people are in the right roles.
- Lead recruitment and onboarding of new finance talent as the business grows to support delivery of the plan.
- Foster collaboration between finance and commercial teams to embed financial discipline across the market.
Process leadership
- Provide market leadership on ERP implementation and realise business benefits from new systems.
- Identify and prioritise process improvements across the business (for example debtor management) and drive execution to close the gaps.
- Work with the Group finance community to implement best practices and share learnings that other markets can adopt.
Reporting and compliance
- Ensure accurate and timely monthly and annual reporting that meets Group and third‑party obligations and that tracks progress against business goals and KPIs.
- Plan and oversee the annual audit and tax filings, working with the Group tax and control teams to optimise outcomes.
- Support wider reporting requirements such as CSRD and other regulatory or sustainability disclosures as required.
Liquidity and cash management
- Drive delivery against cash targets, ensuring profit is converted into cash.
- Assign ownership and targets for each element of working capital, and drive process improvements where necessary.
- Maintain a 13‑week cash flow forecast and a budgeted liquidity plan.
- Coordinate with Group to repatriate cash to the parent company in line with the plan.
Project leadership
- Lead ad‑hoc strategic projects, including business cases for commercial opportunities and support for acquisitions or integrations as they arise.
- Provide commercial and financial analysis to support decision making and monitor project outcomes.
Desired experience and skills
- Proven finance manager experience in a commercial environment, ideally with exposure to FP&A, financial control and cash management.
- Strong analytical skills and experience converting financial insight into commercial action.
- Experience leading finance teams and developing talent.
- Comfortable working with ERP systems and driving process improvements.
- Hands‑on month‑end close experience and a pragmatic approach to resolving operational issues.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.